Market Update Blog

May 16, 2019

The 10-year benchmark US Treasury (US10Y) closed today at 2.39%. The US10Y hit its year-to-date high on January 18th and has slowly dropped down to today’s current rate. This is a continued decline extending back to early October of 2018 when…

May 2, 2019

A credit rating is an opinion or classification of a debtor’s credit risk. It is the grade that indicates the likelihood that a business will default on its financial obligations. Large corporations that issue debt (corporate bonds) are rated by the…

April 11, 2019

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March 28, 2019

The 10 Year U.S. Treasury (US10Y) came up from the 2.37% it closed at yesterday to 2.39%, ending the 6-day slide. “Treasuries rallied after the Fed signaled it was done raising interest rates for the moment, driving yields on 10-year notes down…